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Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…classification Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy comprise chronic or pre existing hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Collectively, they affect approximately 5–15% of pregnancies worldwide and…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…in a cardiac arrest. For women beyond the 20 th week of pregnancy, or when the fundal height surpasses the umbilicus, the uterus should be…

Hypertensive crisis: quick reference for acute blood pressure lowering

…Pregnancy, gestational week and recent delivery. Pre eclampsia can present postpartum. Known hypertension and current antihypertensive treatment. Missed doses or abrupt withdrawal of a beta…

Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

…transferred to such centers. Post cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) Post cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) emerges after ROSC or initiation of ECMO. The syndrome was first…

Short Synacthen test

…insufficiency in pituitary disease, after pituitary surgery or radiotherapy, or with suspected suppression of the HPA axis after long term glucocorticoid treatment. A basal morning…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…8 weeks even without weight loss. Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated With Dietary Patterns Cardiovascular disease and mortality The strongest long term evidence supports Mediterranean or DASH…

Post-Infarction Mechanical Complications: Ventricular Septal, Free-Wall, and Papillary Muscle Rupture

…The timing of VSR, free wall rupture, and papillary muscle rupture is characteristically bimodal. Events may occur within the first 24 hours or around days…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…Lederspan 20 mg/mL) or methylprednisolone acetate (Depo Medrol 40 mg/mL). Triamcinolone acetonide (Kenacort T) has been out of stock for a long period…

Post-Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome

…than 1% of AMI cases and is seen predominantly after larger infarctions and/or delayed reperfusion. Its typical onset is 1–2 weeks after AMI…

Cardiac troponin I (TnI) and T (TnT): Interpretation and evaluation in acute coronary syndromes

…onset of acute myocardial infarction. The maximum troponin value is observed in 12–48 hours. Troponin may be elevated for up to 2 weeks after…

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